Refrigerator construction



H. J. GWYER.

REFRIGERATOR CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10. m9.

Patented J an. 20, 1920.

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REFRIGERATOR CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10, 1919.

1,328,32, Patented J an. 20, 1920.

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ATTORNEY H. J. GWYER-.

REFRIGERATOR gdws'TRucnow. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10| 19I9.

1,328,3% Patented Jan. 20, 192( 5 SHEETSSHEET 3.

H1]. GWYER.

REFRIGERATOR CONSTRUCTION. APPLICATIdN FILED JUNE I0, 1919 Patented Jan.20, 1920 5 SHEET$-SHEET 4.

INVENTOR I ATTORNE H. J. GWYER. REFS*'$.ERATOR CONSTRUCTION. APPLICATIONFILED JUNE 10. 1919.

Patented Jan. 20, 1920.

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INVIERJTOR ATTORNEZ.

UNITED sTATEsrATnNr cr mes.

HERBERT J. GW YER, OF YONKERS, NEW YORK.

To all whom it may concern:

. Be it known that I, HERBERT .l. Gwrnn,

a citizen of the United States of America,-

. tors, ice boxes and the like, and the objects 10 of the invention areto provide a practical,

serviceable cabinet construction of this character which can be made upin knockeddown form and of standardized parts,

which parts can be shipped or stored in compact form and can be whendesired.

Another object is to so construct theparts readily assembled that in theact of assemblage, the parts will be automatically drawn together intoclose fitting engagement and thus form an efiicient tight box.

' These various objects I have accomplished by constructinga boXwith'top and bottom panels or sections and interfitting corner v postsand side sections engaged between the top and bottom panels, said partsbeing so tionsare arranged also to be brought into close fittingengagement by the securing of the box sections. Other features of theinvention and details of construction will appear .as the portions 26receiving the ends of the corner specification proceeds.

In the accompanying drawings 1- have disclosed the invention embodied inone of its practical commercial forms, but would have it understood thatmodifications may be made without departure from the true spirit andscope of the invention.

In said drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator constructed inaccordance with and embodying features of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same on a somewhatenlarged-scale. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view on substantiallythe plane of the line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a detached deta l view of one of the supporting feet.

REFRIGERATOR CONSTRUCTION.

I Specification of Letters Patent. Patgnted Jan, 20 1920.

- Application filed June 10, 1919. Serial No. 303,197.

Figs. 5 and 6 are broken detail views of the front and back panelsrespectively.

Fig. 7 is a similar view of one of the side panels. I

Figs. 8 and 9 are plan and sectional views respectively of the bottompanel.

Figs. 10 and 11 are similar views of the tray or lining for the bottomsection.

Fig. 12 is a broken detail View of one of the corner posts.

Fig. 13 is. a perspective view of the ice tray. 7.

Figs. 14, 15, 16 and 17 are broken detail views of modified features ofconstruction.

Referring now to the drawings in detail;

' l7 designates the top, 18 the bottom and 19,

20, 21 and 22the four sides of the box. The panel sections 20 and 22constitute what'is ordinarily considered the front and the back of thebox, but for the purposes of this disclosure the four sides will all beconsidered simply as side panels, as practically the only differencebetween these several panels is in the matter of size and provision ofthe front panel with suitable doors such as indicated at 23.

The corner posts are designated 24 and an interlocking or interfittingengagement is effected between these corner posts and the adjoining sidepanels by providing said. posts on the different angular sides thereofwith groove-ways 25 to receive the edges of the side panels.

The top and bottom panels or framing -pieces fit over the ends of thecorner posts and the side panels, being provided in the presentdisclosure with overfittmg grooved posts and the ends of the sidepanels. The engaging or meeting faces of the top and bottom panels andthe corner posts are preferably beveled or inclined son'iewhat, substantially as indicated'at 27 in Fig. 14 so that as said top and bottompanels are drawn toward each other, the corner posts will be forcedinwardly and compressed upon the side panels. Similarly, the meetingfaces of the top and bottom panels and adjacent ends of the side panelsmay be inclined or beveled as indicatedat 28, so that in addition to thecompression of the corner posts on the side panels. the side panels willactually also be compressed by the top and bottom panels.

The top and bottom are drawn together In the present illustration bymeans of tie bolts 7 29 extending preferably full length of the boxbetween such panels. This tie bolt. is shown more in detail in Fig. 14,a nut 30 being shown engaged. on the lower threaded end thereof belowthe bottom panel. It will be evident that by means of these tie boltsthe top and bottom panels are drawn together and astheso panels exert acompressing effect upon the corner po panels, tight 'oints will beeffected and a closely sealed ox will be secured by simply tighteningthese tie bolts.

The several panel sections are suitably constructed for the purpose towhich the box is to be put, being ordinarily provided with suitable heatinsulating material.

A lining is usually provided for the box,

' the same being here shown as sectional in this construction,

to the sections of Thus, the side sections are shown as provided with a.facing 31 forming a lining section, and the corner strips are shownprovided with a lining material-32 covering the inside corner portionthereof, this latter lining section being held in place for instance, byturning the edges thereof into the grooves 25 provided for the sidepanels. The edges of the corner post lining preferably abut or engagethe side panel lining sections when the parts are assembled,substantially as indicated in character, corresponding The bottom liningsection consists in the illustration of a pan or tray 33 supported onthe bottom panel and provided in the present disclosure with upturnedangular flanges or lugs 34 at the corners thereof fitting up in recesses35'provided behind the corner post lining sections. The top liningsection similarly consists of an inverted tray member 36 which likewisemay have'angular flanges at the corners thereof to fit into recesses 37provided at the back of the corner post lining sections (Fig. 12). Theedges of these top and bottom lining trays may simply abut against theends of the panel linings, as indicated at Fig. 2. By means of the traysare positively held in positio'nand close joints are effected with theside of the lining.

As a possible modification, the lining sections may have extensions bentinto the grooves provided in the top and bottom panels and in the cornerposts, substantially as indicated at 38 and 39, in Figs. 15 and 16respectively.

The box shown is providedwith special supporting feet made in this caseof sheet metal bent tov form the-angularly related side port-ions 40connected at the top by a shelf portion i1, said shelf portion havingupstanding positioning lugs 42 at the outer corners thereof beyond theedges of the ans and side edges panel and corner post sections gularsides 40 for engagement with the side i edges of the box. A furthernovel feature is the securing of these supporting feet in position bymeans of the same stay bolts which fasten the parts all together, saidbolts extending through openings as provided in the shelf portions ofthese feet so that the act of securing the parts together also servesfastenings drawing the top and bottom panel together and whichfastenings may, as described, be simply four tie bolts extending thefull length of the box. These ti bolts are disposed in suitable groovesor ligles 46 formed in the corner posts behind the lining and so are notexposed or in the way, (see Fig. 3).

The various parts of the refrigerator may be made up in bulk and storedor shipped in the knocked-down form, and said parts can, by reason ofthe novel construction disclosed, be quickly assembled when requiredwithout the needof any special tools, into a practical and etlicientrefrigerator.

The top and bottom lining sections may be provided with marginalflanges, as indicated at 47 in Fig. 1%, to slide in backof the. side andcorner post lining sections to thus provide overlapping tight joints atthese points.

In Fig. 17 I have illustrated how the cor ner post sections 48 may bemade as a part of the side panel sections 49. This construction doesaway with the handling of the corner posts as separate units. In this Ihave illustrated how the corner post lining sections may be made as apart of the side lining sections, ner post lining section beingindicated at 50, and being shown as provided with flanged 51 overlappingand standing back of the lining section 52 of the adjoining side panels53.

I claim:

1. In a cabinet construction, the combination of corner posts, sidepanels having intel-locking engagement with said corner posts, top andbottom panels having connection with the corner posts to effectcompression of the corner posts upon the side panels and tie bolts fordrawing the top and bottom panels toward each other to thereby secureall of said parts in close fitting engagement.

2. In a cabinet construction, the combination of corner posts. sidepanels having interlocking engagement with said corner posts, top andbottom panels having conncction with the corner posts toefl'cctcompression ,of the corner posts upon the side this combined side andcorpanels, tie bolts for drawing the top and bottom panels toward eachother to thereby secure all of said parts in close fitting en 10terlocking engagement with said corner posts, topand bottom panelshaving connection with the corner posts to effect compression of thecorner posts noon the side panels, tie bolts for drawinn the top andbot-v tom panels toward each other to thereby secure all of said partsin close fitting engagement, the means for effecting the compression ofthe corner posts upon the side panels comprising relatively inclinedmeeting faces on the ends of the corner posts and the top; and bottompanels respectively.

4. In a cabinet construction, the co1nbination of corner posts, sidepanels having interlocking en agement with said corner posts, top andbottom panels fitting over the ends of the corner posts and side panels,

, and arranged to'compress said parts in close fitting engagement andmeans for securing the top and bottom panels in place.

5. In a. cabinet construction, the combination of cornerposts, sidepanels having interl ockin' engagement with said corner posts, top andbottom panels having connection with the corner posts to effectcoinpressiom of the corner posts upon the side panels, tie bolts fordrawing the top and bottom panels toward each other to thereby secureall of said parts in close fitting ena ement linin s on theinnersurfacesof the corner posts and side panels and top and bottom liningsections held in engagement with said side panel and corner post liningsections by the securing of said parts as aforesaid.

6. In a cabinet construction, the combination of corner posts, sidepanels having intel-fitting engagen'ient with said corner osts, a liningcarried by said side panels an cor.- ner posts, a bottom panel engagedwith the lower ends of the corner posts and side panels,.a bottom pansupported by said bottom panel and having flanged portions engagedbehind the lining aforesaid, a top panel and a top lining sectioncompleting the lining within the cabinet.

' 7. In a cabinet construction, the combination of corner posts, sidepanels having intel-fitting engagement with said corner posts, a liningcarried by said side panels and corner posts, and provided with recessesbehind the same at said corner posts, a bottom panel, a lining pansupported by said bottom panel and having upturned flanges at thecorners thereof engaged in said recesses at the corner posts, a toppanel and a top lining section completing the lining within thecabinet.-

8. In a cabinet construction, the combination of corner posts, sidepanels having in terlocking engagement with said. corner posts, top andbottom framing pieces interengaged with} the ends of the corner postsand side panels and arranged to hold said parts in close fittingengagement and means for drawing the top and bottom framing pieces intoplace.

HERBERT J. Gl/VYER.

